Tecla

04/01/2025

En we zijn klaar met de kraam!

03/01/2025

This weekend we will be on the special travel fair in Amsterdam. We can offer you a free ticket! Just email us: [email protected]. Stand 40! Gijs and I will be there for questions! :

Het doel van deze ‘vakantiebeurs voor bijzondere reizen’ is een omgeving te scheppen waar het massatoerisme niet de toon aangeeft, maar waar selectief gekozen wordt voor kwaliteit en authenticiteit!

02/01/2025

55'10.1S 064'07.8W course 261' speed 7.5kn Today we spend most of the day in the fog. Sometimes so thick we could hardly see anything outside the boat and sometimes we felt we could almost see the horizon.. but only at 21:00h did it lift and make room for spotting land and later some stars! Our small little world felt cozy, no outside world on this first day of the year, just us....

55’10.1S 064’07.8W course 261′ speed 7.5kn Today we spend most of the day in the fog. Sometimes so thick we could hardly see anything outside the boat and sometimes we felt we could almost see the horizon.. but only at 21:00h did it lift and make room for spotting land and later some stars! Ou...

01/01/2025

53'40.7S 061'17.5W course 235' speed 6,2kn Its a grey misty night. No wind, some waves, no traffic, no wild life and then all of a sudden there is Abba blasting through the speaker, the deck lights come on and our countdown is starting. As per Spanish tradition we have grapes (ok raisings, so dried ones..) in our hands and at 12 seconds to New Year we start eating the grapes and sound in the New Year with as much luck as we can!...

53’40.7S 061’17.5W course 235′ speed 6,2kn Its a grey misty night. No wind, some waves, no traffic, no wild life and then all of a sudden there is Abba blasting through the speaker, the deck lights come on and our countdown is starting. As per Spanish tradition we have grapes (ok raisings, so ...

31/12/2024

52'09.3S 058'23.7W course 230' speed 5,2kn As always when in port, we get too busy or maybe it’s more that we get out of our rhythm of our days on board and we fall behind on our updates.In short, we had an amazing time on the Falklands once again! Big thank you to Paul and Sally for helping us and making us right at home!...

52’09.3S 058’23.7W course 230′ speed 5,2kn As always when in port, we get too busy or maybe it’s more that we get out of our rhythm of our days on board and we fall behind on our updates.In short, we had an amazing time on the Falklands once again! Big thank you to Paul and+ Read More

30/12/2024

Update on our 2026 sailing season! For our Dutch readers you can come and see us during the Bijzondere reizen beurs 4th and 5th of Januari, in Amsterdam! A fair for special Holidays! Free tickets available through us.

We’re thrilled to announce that Tecla’s 2026 sailing schedule is now online! If you’ve been dreaming of a truly unique and challenging voyage, this is your chance to experience some of the most extraordinary destinations on Earth aboard the historic Ketch Tecla.

26/12/2024

Tecla alongside in Stanley

24/12/2024

24/12/2024

Join us on our Tahiti Hawaii sail.

23/12/2024

We have arrived on the Falkland Islands, moored in the harbor of Stanley along side the East Jetty.We arrived in the evening of Saturday at 23:30 and had a long sleep straight into the Sunday morning. Customs cleared us in at 10:00 and then our crew was off on shore, stretching legs and finding wifi! What a voyage it has been....

We have arrived on the Falkland Islands, moored in the harbor of Stanley along side the East Jetty.We arrived in the evening of Saturday at 23:30 and had a long sleep straight into the Sunday morning. Customs cleared us in at 10:00 and then our crew was off on shore, stretching legs and finding wifi...

21/12/2024

50´40.9S 057´10.2W course 191´ speed 5,1kn What was a beautiful morning, with high waves, but light sailable winds, turned into a squally afternoon with lots of big showers around. Around 04:00 I still felt confident that the wind would stay for a while and we swapped the middle jib for the big jib. Weather report seemed stable with decreasing winds in the afternoon and then increasing again from the West instead of the Southwest by evening fall....

50´40.9S 057´10.2W course 191´ speed 5,1kn What was a beautiful morning, with high waves, but light sailable winds, turned into a squally afternoon with lots of big showers around. Around 04:00 I still felt confident that the wind would stay for a while and we swapped the middle jib for the big j...

20/12/2024

48'51.9S 056'20.5W course 202' speed 6,4kn Making miles South as quick as possible, is all its been about the last 24 hours! We set the mainsail at 04:00, with one reef in. We changed the storm jib to the #2 jib at 13:30, we shook the main reef at 20:00 and we shook the mizzen reef at 22:00! Nice and busy!...

48’51.9S 056’20.5W course 202′ speed 6,4kn Making miles South as quick as possible, is all its been about the last 24 hours! We set the mainsail at 04:00, with one reef in. We changed the storm jib to the #2 jib at 13:30, we shook the main reef at 20:00 and we shook the mizzen+ Read More

19/12/2024

46'37.3S 054'56.5W course 175' speed 6,1kn After so many days of sunny beautiful weather, of course we knew it would end some day. And that day was today! Last night winds picked up, continuing this morning and even until now. The weather forecast we had was mostly right, except for the strong gusting winds, which lighter. But also for the wind we have right now....

46’37.3S 054’56.5W course 175′ speed 6,1kn After so many days of sunny beautiful weather, of course we knew it would end some day. And that day was today! Last night winds picked up, continuing this morning and even until now. The weather forecast we had was mostly right, except for the strong...

18/12/2024

43'58.8S 054'06.1W course 215' speed 8,2kn Today we had a beautiful day of calm weather and sunshine, but we were under engine all day, until dinner time. We used this time well, not just to read books in the sun and sunbathe, but also to prepare for the wind we knew was coming. And the wind has arrived, or part of it has....

43’58.8S 054’06.1W course 215′ speed 8,2kn Today we had a beautiful day of calm weather and sunshine, but we were under engine all day, until dinner time. We used this time well, not just to read books in the sun and sunbathe, but also to prepare for the wind we knew was coming. And the+ Read ...

17/12/2024

43'00.2S 051'20.5W course 270' speed 5,1kn Today we have seen so many Albatrosses, it was amazing! The great Wandering Albatross was around for most of the day. But we were also visited by the Sooty Albatross and the Blackbrowed Albatross. It is just amazing watching them glide through the air. The wing span of the wandering Albatross is 3 meters, its body is sturdy and solid, but the wings and especially the wing tips, are elegant and form with precision....

43’00.2S 051’20.5W course 270′ speed 5,1kn Today we have seen so many Albatrosses, it was amazing! The great Wandering Albatross was around for most of the day. But we were also visited by the Sooty Albatross and the Blackbrowed Albatross. It is just amazing watching them glide through the air...

16/12/2024

Mary Catherine O'Connor reflects on her time as a guest lecturer in Old Norse literature and culture aboard a 1915 traditional Dutch herring drifter sailing across the North Atlantic at

Mary Catherine O’Connor reflects on her time as a guest lecturer in Old Norse literature and culture aboard a 1915 traditional Dutch herring drifter sailing across the North Atlantic at https://medieval.ox.ac.uk/…/07/a-ship-a-saga-and-a-scholar